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[Josquius]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/02/british-couple-thought-all-inclusive-was-for-entire-island-of-rhodes-6610681/

A British couple who tried to walk away from a restaurant without paying told the owner they thought their all-inclusive holiday to Rhodes meant they could eat and drink for free anywhere on the island.
It sounds like the sort of excuse you'd make if you were trying to blag your way to a free meal, but according to Dimokratiki the middle-aged couple genuinely believed that was what they had paid for.

The owner, who runs a tavern on Hippocrates Square in the Greek island's Old Town, told the paper that the pair had tried to walk away but when they were asked to pay they showed them their wrist-bands from their resort.
Eventually, the couple agreed to pay after the owner explained to them that the all-inclusive aspect of the holiday only applied to the resort they were staying in.
Unbelievably, the owner, who has not been named, claimed this was not the first time the this happened at his restaurant, after tourists made the same mistake last year.
According to Fonien, local businesses in Greece have suffered when situated near hotels where all-inclusive packages have become the norm.

:dunce:

[Malthus]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/02/british-couple-thought-all-inclusive-was-for-entire-island-of-rhodes-6610681/

A British couple who tried to walk away from a restaurant without paying told the owner they thought their all-inclusive holiday to Rhodes meant they could eat and drink for free anywhere on the island.
It sounds like the sort of excuse you'd make if you were trying to blag your way to a free meal, but according to Dimokratiki the middle-aged couple genuinely believed that was what they had paid for.

The owner, who runs a tavern on Hippocrates Square in the Greek island's Old Town, told the paper that the pair had tried to walk away but when they were asked to pay they showed them their wrist-bands from their resort.
Eventually, the couple agreed to pay after the owner explained to them that the all-inclusive aspect of the holiday only applied to the resort they were staying in.
Unbelievably, the owner, who has not been named, claimed this was not the first time the this happened at his restaurant, after tourists made the same mistake last year.
According to Fonien, local businesses in Greece have suffered when situated near hotels where all-inclusive packages have become the norm.

:dunce:

Good thing they didn't try this one on the local prostitutes or drug dealers. 

[The Brain]

Reminds me of the couple that complained to the hotel that their double room was just one room. Poor guy, I wonder if they had a "double bed" at home.

[dps]

There's a version of that in the United States as well.  In one episode they did the Ambassador Bridge (between Detroit and Windsor).  One of the cars had a human skull, and no paperwork for it.  Fortunately (what are the odds?) there was a forensic pathologist in line just a few cars behind him who was able to confirm that the skull was a historical artifact and the first guy wasn't some sort of Canadian Jeffrey Dahmer.

So was the first guy arrested for smuggling historical artifacts?

[The Brain]

There's a version of that in the United States as well.  In one episode they did the Ambassador Bridge (between Detroit and Windsor).  One of the cars had a human skull, and no paperwork for it.  Fortunately (what are the odds?) there was a forensic pathologist in line just a few cars behind him who was able to confirm that the skull was a historical artifact and the first guy wasn't some sort of Canadian Jeffrey Dahmer.

So was the first guy arrested for smuggling historical artifacts?

It isn't really an artifact, is it?

[11B4V]

Nice day left work early.

[Josquius]

The only time my luggage was searched in front of me as I left the airport was in Japan as well.  Some young customs officer asked to search my bag.  Of course I had no choice.  Strangely, an older officer was standing next to him, and he was very apologetic.  Apparently he thought the young one made a mistake by choosing us, but he had to let him finish the search.  The old guy kept telling us in Japanese that he was sorry for the inconvenience etc. 

Similar happened to me at a ferry terminal in Japan.
I was the only foreigner so of course the young girl wanted to go through my entire baggage, opening food packages and seeming convinced I was obviously smuggling drugs (terribly).
A pretend happy old guy interviewed me as she did this.

[Syt]

http://www.11points.com/Books/11_Eye-Opening_Highlights_From_a_Creationist_Science_Textbook

A few months ago, I was reading about homeschooling, because I do things like randomly reading about homeschooling. I read an article that mentioned a family using science textbooks produced by Bob Jones University. (If you're not familiar, that's a large, for-profit, evangelical Christian university in South Carolina.) I had to see what one of those textbooks was like. I bought one for a few bucks on Amazon and a few slow shipping weeks later, I had my answer.

I purchased a copy of Science 4 for Christian Schools, an evangelical-written and -approved science textbook published in 1990. According to the stamp on the inside cover, my copy was previously owned by The Country Church & Country Christian School in Molella, Oregon. So, thanks guys!

And my favorite ... :

[The Larch]

Electricity is a mistery? 

[Eddie Teach]

Do they charge for those textbooks?

[CountDeMoney]

She needs to fill that bathtub, stand in it, and learn that electricity comes from Conair.

[Josquius]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[CountDeMoney]

It's about choice.  As in, I want the choice to have a stupid kid.

[Grey Fox]

Freedom!

[Savonarola]

I was reading about baroque music the other day and came across the term "Ricercar," and I thought, "Isn't that what Clint Eastwood told the Hmong kid not to do his Gran Torino?" 

As it turns out it's a type of musical piece (the name comes from the Italian word for research) and has nothing to do with enormous spoilers.